This site from the National Academy of Engineering features some of the greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century. Most of these technological advances are taken for granted by us as we use them in our...

The National Science Foundation's "Voices From the Future" is a lecture series designed to honor the Foundation's 60th anniversary. The anniversary lectures were all recorded and then archived and placed here for the...

The technology of MP3 audio and video files?the technology behind downloadable music and the new portable players?has made possible a new Internet medium, the podcast.
A podcast is in some ways comparable to a blo...

Sustainable fishing is on everyone's lips lately, but the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has been committed to "the highest level of economic and social benefits that is compatible with sustainable use of...

This reference provides instructions on how to write scientific reports. Topics include why we write reports, the basic format (introduction, methods and materials, results, and discussion, or 'IMRaD'), how to state a...